Question

1. Calculate the slope between the two points (2,5) and (-3,-4).

Answer 1

To find the slope of thine that passes through these points, use the slope formula. It can be read as “slope equals the second y-coordinate minus the first y-coordinate over the second x-coordinate minus the first x-coordinate.”

So we have $\frac{-4 - 5}{-3 - 2}$ and this simplifies to -9/-5 or 9/5.

Remember, a negative divided by a negative is a positive.